The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice Iwu, for an alleged fraud of N1.23bn. Iwu was arraigned on four counts before the Federal High Court in Lagos. In the charges, the EFCC alleged that he committed the offence in the build-up to […]
The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Patrick Odu, has said some of the health centres promised by the Federal Government for revitalisation were not working. Odu, in an interview with The PUNCH, said some of them had either been converted to church premises or had long been […]
The Nigerian Army says the three policemen and a civilian who were shot dead by unidentified soldiers along the Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State, had been mistaken for kidnappers. The incident happened on Tuesday. The Police operatives, led by ASP Felix Adolije of the Intelligence Response Team, reportedly came under attack while taking a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji […]
 The Osun State House of Assembly has said it would soon enact a law that would prevent doctors in the employment of the state from having private hospitals. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, dropped the hint in his goodwill message at the turning of sod of the extension of the State […]
There are strong indications that no fewer than nine states will soon acquire remotely piloted aircraft (drones) and other devices as part of measures to tackle kidnapping and killing in their states. Investigations by The PUNCH on Saturday showed that the states included Ogun, Oyo, Ebonyi, Lagos, Osun, Ondo, Benue and Enugu. Sunday PUNCH had, […]
